M R Law

12.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
41 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

M R Law is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, M R Law has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in M R Law's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (10 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (7 papers). M R Law is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (10 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (7 papers). M R Law collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. M R Law's co-authors include Nicholas Wald, Joan K. Morris, Allan Hackshaw, Simon G. Thompson, Chris Frost, N J Wald, Hilary Watt, T W Meade, Carlene M.M. Lawes and Stephen MacMahon and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

In The Last Decade

M R Law

41 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the p... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2009 2003 1994 1997 1997 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context of expectations from prospective epidemiological studies
    2009 1.8k citations M R Law, Joan K. Morris et al. BMJ profile →
  2. Quantifying effect of statins on low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2003 1.3k citations M R Law et al. BMJ profile →
  3. By how much and how quickly does reduction in serum cholesterol concentration lower risk of ischaemic heart disease?
    1994 903 citations M R Law, Nicholas Wald et al. BMJ profile →
  4. A meta-analysis of cigarette smoking, bone mineral density and risk of hip fracture: recognition of a major effect
    1997 525 citations M R Law, Allan Hackshaw BMJ profile →
  5. The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smoke
    1997 500 citations Allan Hackshaw, M R Law et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

M R Law
Alessandro Menotti Italy
C H Hennekens United States
Kim A. Williams United States
G Rose United Kingdom
Vicki L. Burt United States
Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe United Kingdom
Eduardo Ortíz United States
Emily B. Levitan United States
Henry Blackburn United States
Keith C. Ferdinand United States
Alessandro Menotti Italy
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Countries citing papers authored by M R Law

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Fields of papers citing papers by M R Law

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M R Law

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M R Law. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M R Law based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M R Law. M R Law is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Law, M R, Joan K. Morris, & Nicholas Wald. (2009). Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context of expectations from prospective epidemiological studies. BMJ. 338(may19 1). b1665–b1665. 1839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lawes, Carlene M.M., Stephen Vander Hoorn, M R Law, et al.. (2006). Blood pressure and the global burden of disease 2000. Part 1: Estimates of blood pressure levels. Journal of Hypertension. 24(3). 413–422. 113 indexed citations
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Lawes, Carlene M.M., Stephen Vander Hoorn, M R Law, et al.. (2006). Blood pressure and the global burden of disease 2000. Part II: Estimates of attributable burden. Journal of Hypertension. 24(3). 423–430. 222 indexed citations
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Morris, Joan K., M R Law, & Nicholas Wald. (2004). Is cascade testing a sensible method of screening a population for autosomal recessive disorders?. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 128A(3). 271–275. 20 indexed citations
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Law, M R & Nicholas Wald. (2003). Environmental tobacco smoke and ischemic heart disease. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 46(1). 31–38. 120 indexed citations
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Law, M R, et al.. (2003). Quantifying effect of statins on low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 326(7404). 1423–1423. 1288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Law, M R, et al.. (2002). Risk factor thresholds: their existence under scrutiny. BMJ. 324(7353). 1570–1576. 175 indexed citations
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Law, M R, Hilary Watt, & Nicholas Wald. (2002). The Underlying Risk of Death After Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Treatment. Archives of Internal Medicine. 162(21). 2405–2405. 166 indexed citations
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Law, M R. (2000). Plant sterol and stanol margarines and health. Western Journal of Medicine. 173(1). 43–47. 73 indexed citations
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Wald, Nicholas, Hilary Watt, M R Law, et al.. (1998). Homocysteine and Ischemic Heart Disease. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(8). 862–862. 299 indexed citations
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Law, M R, Joan K. Morris, & Nicholas Wald. (1997). Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidence. BMJ. 315(7114). 973–980. 408 indexed citations
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Law, M R, et al.. (1997). Cigarette smoking, sex hormones and bone density in women. European Journal of Epidemiology. 13(5). 553–558. 64 indexed citations
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Wald, Nicholas, M R Law, Joan K. Morris, & Anne‐Marie Bagnall. (1997). Helicobacter pylori infection and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: negative result from a large, prospective study. BMJ. 315(7117). 1199–1201. 119 indexed citations
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Law, M R & Allan Hackshaw. (1997). A meta-analysis of cigarette smoking, bone mineral density and risk of hip fracture: recognition of a major effect. BMJ. 315(7112). 841–846. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hackshaw, Allan, M R Law, & Nicholas Wald. (1997). The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smoke. BMJ. 315(7114). 980–988. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Law, M R & Allan Hackshaw. (1996). Environmental tobacco smoke. British Medical Bulletin. 52(1). 22–34. 229 indexed citations
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Law, M R, Simon G. Thompson, & Nicholas Wald. (1994). Assessing possible hazards of reducing serum cholesterol. BMJ. 308(6925). 373–379. 222 indexed citations
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Law, M R & Nicholas Wald. (1994). Commentary: Disagreements are not substantial. BMJ. 308(6935). 1027–1029. 4 indexed citations
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Law, M R & Simon G. Thompson. (1991). Low serum cholesterol and the risk of cancer: an analysis of the published prospective studies. Cancer Causes & Control. 2(4). 253–261. 94 indexed citations
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Law, M R, Nicholas Wald, & T W Meade. (1991). Strategies for prevention of osteoporosis and hip fracture.. BMJ. 303(6800). 453–459. 192 indexed citations

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